Loss At Ephrata Ends Grid Season
Lititz High School suffered a 49 to 0 defeat at Ephrata in the season finale, ceding the Berks Lancaster Conference title to Ephrata. The Red and Black, outmatched throughout, saw occasional scares but could not respond. The crowd included many Lititz residents as both teams closed their football campaigns and Lititz prepared for basketball. Also noting, Mr and Mrs Reuben Shelly of Penryn announce the birth of a son at their home on Sunday.
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Lititz High School
Ephrata
Eiphrals
Berks- Lancaster
Lititz High
Arbogast
Reuben Shelly
Penryn
Unsafe old car maintenance tips from obscure manual
The article promotes cleaning spark plugs with carbon tetrachloride sprayed over them and blown dry with air. It also suggests spraying with a fire extinguisher and using shellac to seal a gasoline tank, advising drying and refilling later. These methods are hazardous and outdated.
Ancient Babylon and Egypt Use of Drugs Tracked
The Ebers Papyrus of 1652 B.C. records hundreds of remedies and about 700 simple drugs known to Egyptians of that era. Physicians and pharmacists operated separately in Babylonia and Egypt, with many drugs still in use today.
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Babylonia
B. C
Egypt
Rotary Club Hears Talk On National Defense
The Lititz Rotary Club heard Rev. W. E. Swoope of Zion Lutheran Church Lebanon urge strong national defense for peace. He warned that sin and greed spark wars and warned that a weak defense invites attack. Guests included Civil War veteran Geo. W. Hackman and local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
America
W. E. Swoope
Zion Lutheran Church
Lebanon
Lititz
Amelia
Geo. W. Hackman
Lester Balmer
R. R. Graybill
Chas
K. Wolpert
Crax Butter Wafers and Holiday Pantry Deals
Local grocery ad lists Crax Butter Wafers 15 cents per pound and mince meat two pound jar 25 cents. Bakers chocolate two pounds at 14 cents, prune plums two cans in heavy syrup for 25 cents.
Personal notes from Lancaster area residents
Mrs Alvin Long of South Broad Street is a patient at Lancaster General Hospital. Elmer Bollinger of South Broad Street, a patient there, is expected to return home soon. Miss Hilda Gonder of Lincoln Avenue was confined at home with illness this week. Joseph Vath of East Main Street caught a 12 pound carp 27 inches long at Millway on Tuesday.
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Alvin Long
South Broad Street
Lancaster General Hospital
Elmer Bollinger
Hilda Gonder
Lincoln Avenue
Joseph Vath
East Main St
Millway
Local Figures Visit After Lancaster Game
Visitants at Harry H. Sesseman home include former Upper Darby Junior High principal Wallace C Savage and athletic coach Elwood K Kohl with Miss Florence Irk of Philadelphia. Also present were Harry H Deardorff of Cashtown J W Kendichart and Mr Mrs Charles Regele of Lancaster and Mr Mrs Lester A Sesseman of Philadelphia.
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Wallace C. Savage
Upper Darby Junior High School
Upper Darby
Elwood K. Kohl
Florence Irk
Philadelphia
Harry H. Sesseman
F. & M.ursinug
Lancaster
Sesseman
Harry H. Deardorff
Cashtown
J. W. Kendichart
Gettysburg
Charles Regele
Lester A. Sesseman
Nurses Reunion Honors Mrs. Jenkins at Philadelphia Event
Mrs. Sara Jenkins of town attended the graduate nurses reunion from Woman's Hospital Philadelphia at the Penn Athletic Club. Surgeons and physicians delivered instructive addresses and a general social time prevailed during the program.
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Sara Jenkins
South Mountains
Woman’s Hospital
Philadelphia
Penn Athletic Club
School Notes and Hockey Schedule Update
Third Grade pupils under Miss Sara Hacker earned a party hosted by the Po. T. A. for top membership. Hockey season advances with an upcoming home game versus Shippen School Alumni. Shippen visits on the 20th and Millersville hosts Friday. Results include Landisville 1 Lititz 0 and Lititz 3 Lititz none. Rain forced a postponement of Mt. Joy game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sara Hacker
Po. T. A
Alan Rice
Eugene Long
Chester Keath
Hiram Eberly
Shippen School
Millersville
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By C. R, Strouse
School of Automobiles
International Correspondence Schools
National Cheese Week
Boscal Coffee
DR. C
Hort
Lincoln
Optemetrist
Landisville
Shipper School
Millereville
Mt. Joy
Buster Brown
Crax
Zartman’s Store
MT. Hope
Lyle
England
Kellogg’s
N. Broad St
B. L. Sharp
North Broad Street
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